Linear plasmid SLP2 is maintained by partitioning, intrahyphal spread, and conjugal transfer in Streptomyces

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 307-315

  Hsu, Chin Chen ^a   Chen, Carton W ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GENE DELETION; GENE REPLICATION; GENE TRANSFER; GROWTH RETARDATION; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PLASMID SPL2; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPOROGENESIS; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

CONJUGATION, GENETIC; MUTATION; OPERON; PLASMIDS; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCES COELICOLOR; STREPTOMYCES LIVIDANS;

EID: 73849117166     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01192-09     Document Type: Article

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